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CHARLES S. BARRELL,l OF BOSTON, AND RICHARD KNIGHT, vOF

SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 30, 1906.

Application filed December 20, 1904. Serial No. 237,670.

Be it known that we, CHARLES S. BARRELL, residing in Boston, in thecounty of Suffolk, and RICHARD H. KNIGHT, residing in Somerville, in thecounty of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, citizens of the UnitedStates, have invented an Improvement in Garment- Hangers, of which thefollowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, isa specification, like characters on the drawings representing likeparts.

- coat-hanger shown in 1 Figs. 3 and 4,

details to be referred to; Fig. 5, a side elevation of the hanger in adifferent position from that shown in Fig. 1; and Figs. 6 and 7, de-

tails, on an enlarged scale, to bel referred to.

The hanger herein shown as embodying this invention is provided with twomembers a b, secured together, as will be described, and extended inopposite directions. The members a b ma be made of wire rods, each ofwhich may e made in two parts or sections 8 9, extensibly connectedtogether, which may be accomplished, as herein shown, by ceiling theinner end of one part or section, as 9, about the outer end of the otherpart or section 8 and providing a series of open convolutions 1() in thepart 9, which may extend more or less of the length of saidv part andcoi operate with the bent end 12 of the part 8 to eHect longitudinalmovement of the part 9 with relation to the part 8 and to impart a sring action to the outer end of the hanger.

he part 9 may be provided with a bent portion at its outer end to form ashoulder-engaging loop 13, and the free end of said bent portion may becarried back to the inner end of the part 8, or it may be brou ht closeto the part 9, as re resented in the rawings. The members a may beadjustably connected,

. and for this purpose the said members are provided at their inner endswith eyes d e, (see Figs. 3 and 4,) throu h which extends a pivot, shownas a threa ed rod f provided with a ead g at one end and with a nut h atits opposite end by means of which the members a b may be secured intheir adjusted positions. The eyes d e may be provided wlth teeth j ontheir contiguous faces, which interlock, as represented in Fig. 3, whenthe clamping-nut is turned up and which serve to prevent the members a bfrom turning on their pivot under the weight of the garment.

Provision is made for hanging up the garment-supporter, and for thispurpose the pivot ff may be encircled by an eye m at the end o a hook n.The members a b `may be encircled by coiled springs o, Whoseconvolutions extend substantially at right angles to the members a b andwhich serve to afford a wider yielding support for the garment, andwhich reduces to a minimum the formation of creases in the shoulders ofthe coat or garment. The springs o may be made substantially conical inshape, as herein shown, with the convolutions of vgreater diameterencircling the looped portion 13 of the members a b, so that the outercircumferential portion of the convolutions of said springs are normallyout of contact with the looped portion 13 of the members, asrepresentedin Fig. 2, which construction permits of lateral movement ofthe springs with relation to the looped portions 13 of the members, asrepresented in Fig. 7, thereby enabling the portions of the springswhich encircle the looped portions 13 of the members ab to adjustthemselves laterally within the pocket of the coat-sleeves, whichenables the hanger to be used with coatsleeves having pockets ofdifferent sizes without creasing or bulging out the sleeves of the coat.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the members a b are represented as securedin positionto support a wide coat having substantially square shoulders, and inFig. 5 the said members are represented as adjusted to support a coatwith sloping shoulders. As above described, the members a b may befirmly held in their adjusted position by the nut h and interlockingteeth y', and by unloosening the said nut and disengaging the teeth ljthe members al b may be turned on the pivot f into different posi- IOO,

tions with relation to each other to fit different sizes and shapes ofcoats. So, also, the members a l) and the hook may be folded up so thatthe hanger will occupy a substantially small space, which facilitatescarrying the same in a traveling-bag.

By making the parts 8 9 of the members adjustable longitudinally, asdescribed, the said members may be shortened or lengthened to fit coatsof different widths.

By means of the open convolutions in the members a spring action isimparted to the outer end of the members of the hanger, so that theywill yield and better conform to the shape of the garment. The openconvolutions of the members practically form helical springsintermediate the ends of the members of the hanger. This spring actionis serviceable when the members are made of wire rods alone and isincreased by the use of the helixes.

We may prefer to use the coiled springs enveloping the members a b; butwe do not desire to limit ourselves in this respect. So, also, we mayprefer to make the members a b longitudinally adjustable, but do notdesire to limit our invention in this respect.

By providing the members of the hanger with convolutions intermediatetheir ends the rigidity of the inner part of said members may beretained while the flexibility of the outer part may be increased,thereby enabling the hanger to better conform to the shape of thegarment.

By making the coil of fiat wire a minimum length of wire is required tocover the supporting members, and the fiat wire affords a smoothersurface for the garment which avoids formation of creases by theindividual convolutions, especially in garments of thin fabric.

We claim- 1. In a garment-hanger, in combination, two members pivotallysecured together at one end and provided with sections in rotativeengagement, one of said sections having means which coperates with theother section to produce longitudinal movement of one section withrelation to the other by rotation of one of said sections, substantiallyas described.

2. In a garment-hanger, in combination, two members extended from eachother, and. each of which comprises a section having open convolutions,and a coperating section extended through the open convolutions of thefirst-mentioned section and provided with a projection to engage saidopen convolutions, substantially as described.

3. In a garment-hanger, in combination, two helixes extended in oppositedirections, means to support said helixes at their adj acent ends, andmeans within said helixes for effecting longitudinal movement thereof,substantially as described.

4. In a garment-hanger, in combination, two helixes extended in oppositedirections, and rotatable means for effecting longitudinal movement ofsaid helixes, for the purpose specified.

5. In a garment-hanger, in combination, two supporting members extendedin opposite directions and each provided with sections in rotativeengagement, one of said scctions having means which coperates with theother section to produce longitudinal movement of one section withrelation to the other by rotation of one of said sections, substantiallyas described.

6. In a garment-hanger, in combination, two helixes extended in oppositedirections and capable of longitudinal movement, and means within saidhelixes for retaining said helixes in the positions into which they aremoved longitudinally, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES S. BARRELL. RICHARD II. KNIGHT. Witnesses:

JAs. H. CHURCHILL, J. MURPHY.

